Scientists have discovered 20 new bat viruses in China, including strains related to Nipah and Hendra, raising global health ...

Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...

An Ebola outbreak has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Experts share concerns about the highly fatal and contagious hemorrhagic fever.

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Colorized transmission electron microscopic image showing the filamentous and curved morphology of an Ebola virus particle. [CDC/ Frederick A. Murphy] Researchers at the University of Iowa (UI ...

Ebola Virus: Origin, Transmission, And Impact 10 Years After Outbreak More than three quarters of those deaths occurred during a brutal outbreak in West Africa which began a decade ago.

The new study centered on the Ebola virus outbreak that took place from 2018 to 2020 and was the largest outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), leaving more than 2,200 people dead.

Although the risk for transmission may be low, WHO recommends that male Ebola survivors be offered semen testing 3 months after disease onset — or even earlier if possible — and every month ...

A study led by the University of Kent's Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) has found significant differences in disease risk perception and channels of information about Ebola ...

A new risk assessment model for the transmission of Ebola accurately predicted its spread into the Republic of Uganda, according to the Kansas State University researchers who developed it.

In addition, sexual transmission of Ebola virus from male survivors has been reported up to 18 months following their recovery. These observations are important to public health.